If you’re looking to buy your first piano—or thinking about switching from one type to another—there are quite a few things you need to consider. Both digital and acoustic pianos have their …
Where have all the pianos gone?
If you went back to the 1950s, you would find a piano in almost every bar, hotel, and living room across the country. It wasn’t a luxury item—it was a household staple, much like the television is …
How to play piano blues – part 2
Now that you’ve practiced the left hand from part I of this piano blues tutorial, you should be ready for the right hand. Here is a melody to get you started. This will fit nicely over your left …
How to play piano blues – part 1
Playing the blues on the piano is not as hard as it may seem, and if you are fairly comfortable already with the piano, and you’d like to learn the blues, then here are a few simple tips to get you …
How to play piano blues – left hand variations Part I
Here is the basic left hand rhythm which we used in the tutorial ‘How to play piano blues, part one and part two': We are now going to progress onto a slightly harder left hand, which uses the …
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How to play piano blues – left hand variations Part II
This left hand is similar to Part 1 however we are now going to introduce some new notes. Here’s how it looks – So you will now see that we have a D sharp and an E in the middle of those …
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